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Research Article

Alterations in the Temporomandibular Joint at Various Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Pages 257-274 | Published online: 10 Nov 2014
 

Summary

A study of the clinical symptoms and radiologic alterations in the temporomandibular joints has been made in 65 cases of rheumatoid arthritis.

Fifty-five per cent of the patients had noticed pain and tenderness from the temporomandibular joints during the course of the disease. At the time of the examination only 15 per cent had such subjective symptoms. Radiologic examination disclosed structural alterations in 78 per cent of the joints and 86 per cent of the patients. Reduction of mobility was found in 55 per cent. The frequency of structural lesions in the temporomandibular joints was dependent chiefly on the duration of the disease. The classifications and groupings that are used in medicine in evaluating the severity of the disease were relevant also for the temporomandibular joints.

Résumé

Les auteurs ont fait une étude des symptômes cliniques et des altérations radiologiques dans les articulations temporomaxillaires de 65 malades atteints de polyarthrite chronique évolutive.

Au cours de la maladie cinquante-cinq pourcent des patients avaient ressenti des douleurs à la pression provenant des articularions temporomaxillaires. Lors de l'examen médical, 15 pourcent seulement avaient eu de tels symptômes subjectifs. Un examen radiologique révéla des altérations structurales dans 78 pourcent des articulations et 86 pourcent des malades. Les auteurs constatèrent une réduction de la mobilité chez 55 pourcent des malades. La fréquence des lésions structurales dans les articulations temporomaxillaires dépendait principalement de la durée de la maladie. Les classifications et groupements utilisés en médecine dans l'évaluation de la gravité de la maladie étaient aussi valables pour les articulations temporomaxillaires.

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